Bengaluru, Oct 3: Despite of a ban imposed by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board on Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols, nearly 1.50 lakh such “banned gods” have been immersed in various lakes across Bengaluru city during recent Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Officials of the KSPCB said that over one third of the Ganesha idols immersed in the city's lakes this time are PoP idols. Over 2.65 lakh mud idols of Ganesha also have been immersed in those lakes.

Earlier KSPCB Chairman Lakshman revealed that there were around 50,000 PoP idols in the market in different parts of Karnataka including 35,000 in Bengaluru alone this time. According to manufacturers, the idols sold in the market were old stock and they have sought permission to clear them this year.

The KSPCB has banned the use and immersion of PoP idols in water bodies. The action followed a notification issued by the National Green Tribunal in 2013. The NGT?had ordered pollution control boards to conduct a study on pollution caused due to immersion of PoP and coloured idols and ban them under Section 33 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)?Act, 1974.

suresh - Sunday, 16 October 2016

@True Indian, You only read few points of Vedas here and there. I told you about Agama shastra, did you read that? no. 2) I told you about saints and their work, but did you read that? No. My dear friend google it out. just like you read few words of geet

SURESH - Monday, 17 October 2016

@TRUE INDIAN,First you have say whether \VEDAS are RIGHT OR WRONG.\"1) If VEDAS are right and word of GOD - then you need not have to refer any other books.2) If VEDAS are wrong - then you should neither read it nor refer it.

TRUE INDIAN - Monday, 17 October 2016

1.Components of human body present in the soilElements that are present in the human body are present in lesser or greater quantity in the soil. Hence it is more scientific to bury a dead body, as it easily gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.

2.No PollutionCremating (burning) the dead body leads to pollution of the atmosphere which is detrimental to health and harmful for the environment. There is no such pollution caused by burying a dead body.

3.Surrounding land becomes fertileTo cremate a dead body several trees have to be chopped, which reduces the greenery and harms the environment and the ecology. When dead bodies are buried, besides the trees being saved, the surrounding land becomes fertile and it improves the environment.

EconomicalIt is expensive to cremate a dead body when tons of wood have to be burned. Annually there is a loss of crores of rupees, only because dead bodies are cremated in India. Burying dead bodies is FREE

Same land can be utilised for burying another bodyThe wood used for cremating a dead body cannot be reutilised for cremating another dead body since it gets converted to ashes. The land used for burying a dead body can be reutilised for burying another body after a few years since the human body gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.

SURESH - Tuesday, 18 October 2016

@TRUE INDIAN,\SELF PRAISE IS OFTEN DISGRACE.\" you are praising your books so much. Teachings of your books have not provided you enough Maturity and prudence in the matter of understanding god. If your book was complete without any errors the

SURESH - Tuesday, 18 October 2016

@TRUE INDIAN, It was you praising your book, that its post graduation, no errors. etc. etc.If you scroll back & see anywhere in my comments you will not find a single comment disgracing your holy book. Why, becoz of the teachings and greatness

SURESH - Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Before 1400 years, Vedic religion knew 9 planets, their orbits,We already knew about eclipse, how its caused. (akashganga- milkyway,) and so whats the great in that, if your book says earth is egg shaped, it is and we know

True indian - Tuesday, 18 October 2016

I haven't disgraced it, i respect rama shiva etc. but we believe they might be messenger of God.

Some of ur vedas scripture are similiar to that of Quran. But if u follow the teaching of vedas. U will be a muslim.

There is only one God and one religion.

Muslim is nothing but submission of will to God. Even vedas speak about that. But unfortunately u dont follow.

If u do just the opposite of vedas. Will God likes it. That is my question.

I think u should question ur Hindu pandits that if vedas says one god and should not make the idol of it,

I respect that u respect Holy Quran. And Quran also says not to degrade or insult other religion, But u can show them or teach them, its upto them who believe it or not.

Allah sent 124,000 prophets on earth. Thats why i said they might be messenger of God.

Too many Gods means they fight among each other some of the Gods view may be different. Many says some Gods asks for human blood, Animal blood. If one god doesn't answer ur prayers then u have to try with other Gods.

suresh - Tuesday, 18 October 2016

@True India, you are not taking any pains to read what I have written. your question Where is earth, answer just read my previous message on why Uranus. Neptune not included in Nav graha. Dittos for earth.

suresh - Tuesday, 18 October 2016

The East India co. was ruling Tamil nadu in 1812 and Rous Peter was collector of Madurai. Rous Peter was kind hearted person and treated people of all faiths equally. He restored peace, prosperity and justice in Menaksi's Pattanam, Madurai.As district collector, peter was not only in charge of temple town, but also for administration of Temple. peter had a habit of going around the temple everyday before beginning his work.One night the city experience a huge thunder storm with lightning. Peter was inside his bungalow in deep sleep, Suddenly a 3 yr old girl appeared and dragged him out of his house.As soon as they left the bungalow lightening struck building and the bungalow collapsed.Peter was shocked, he immediately followed the girl, who playfully entered the meenakshi Amman temple sanctom sanctoram and right in front of his eyes there she disappeared. Peter was sure it was the meenakshi Amman came to rescue in the form of mysterious girl. The ruler goddess Meenakshi had come down to save a good man from calamity. Peter was ever grateful to mother meenakshi and donated many gold & jewelry gifts, these are displayed even today and kept in museum.

SURESH - Saturday, 22 October 2016

@ TRUE INDIAN, TIRUNARAYANAN OF MELKOTE & BIBI THULLUKKA NACHIYAR. In 1311 A.D., Mallik Kafur had carried out lightining raid on this temple and took away the golden idol of the lord to Delhi. But as luck would have it, his daughter Thulukka fell in love

True indian - Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Correctly said. Unauthorized manner means in wrong way. Just u can make right way. But worshipping one true God. Whose image cannot be seen in this world. No where in vedas shows the picture of krishna or rama.